Re: Upgrading power of an E-Bike

["Roy LeMeur" <roylemeur@hotmail.com>]

Tony Cygan wrote:

>My wife has an E-bike that she would like to get faster speeds and >pickup 
>from.
>It's their 24volt model.  I've riden their 36volt model and it's much 
>better or course due to the increased voltage.  I was wondering >if anyone 
>knows if it's possible to modify the 24volt with higher >power components.  
>Would I need to change out all the parts vs some of >them.  Would the 
>current motor work with higher power.  What if I put >in a different 
>controller that let more current to the motor.
>Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

The Heinzmann hub motor is very robust and has been used reliably at well 
over it's ratings.

On the E-Bike, where to put the xtra battery/batteries and the controller is 
a challenge.

You should be able to go to 36V with no problem.

How much current the motor will handle remains to be seen.  :^D

Learn all about motor controllers and pick a likely candidate for your 
E-Bike here:

4QD Motor Controllers
http://www.4qd.co.uk

Here are a couple of interesting electric bikes:

Eric Peltzer's Electric Bike:
http://www.peltzer.net/ebike/ebike.htm

J.B. Straubel's Electric Bike:
http://www.jstraubel.com/ebike/ebike.htm

Lots of good electric bike info here:

http://www.electricvehiclesnw.com


Hoping this helps  :^D


Roy LeMeur  Seattle WA

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